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Get set for boost in Chicago Blackhawks’ Cup Finals coverage

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By Jay Taft

Jay Taft adds attitude and brings a different flavor to his sports coverage. In his 10-plus years at the Rockford Register Star, he has managed to sprinkle in his own style of reporting while dealing with a wide variety of sports. While breaking
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Jay Taft adds attitude and brings a different flavor to his sports coverage. In his 10-plus years at the Rockford Register Star, he has managed to sprinkle in his own style of reporting while dealing with a wide variety of sports. While breaking down youth and high school athletics (from pint-sized football to prep girls swimming), all manners of college sports, extreme and action sports and now the Chicago Bears, Taft likes to tell the entire story, leaving nothing to the imagination.

The pipeline between the Rockford IceHogs and the Blackhawks has helped lift the NHL Original 6 team from Chicago to its second Stanley Cup Final in three years. It’s also about to help put me in the middle of all the action, in an effort to give our readers the best inside look at this year’s Cup run as possible.

Today I am attending the Media Day festivities, which includes an upclose view of the team’s skatearound and workout, and plenty of opportunity to talk to all the players and coaches. From there I’ll be covering Game 1, and any home game that may be needed after that.

I’ve got a feeling it’s going to be a long, hard-fought series, which is just what hockey fans love. Watch for my tweets, blogs, columns, features and inside looks at the players, and what makes this team tick.